I inadvertently fragged my LAN server, so I am taking the opportunity to reinstall KRUD 7.1 and set things up a bit tighter this time around. Previously I used ipchains via lokkit to config my firewall. This time I'd like to use iptables. I have a book on Securing RH Linux 7.1, and have browsed multiple online guides to IPtables, but I still am confused about a few things.
Almost every example appears to completely ignore the default installed RH 7.1 iptables script. The book I have gives a completely different script in the same place. Several guides advocated an /etc/init.d/rc.firewall script instead. The existing iptables script sources /etc/sysconfig/iptables, which doesn't seem to exist by default. Since I haven't (yet) found any docs that deal w/ setting up an iptables firewall on a RH 7.1 box *with the existing files layout*, I guess I'll have to ask the dum-dum questions: What is wrong w/ the RH scripts that no one seems to advocate, or at least document using them? Assuming nothing is really wrong w/ them, where do I add my iptables lines, in /etc/init.d/iptables or /etc/sysconfig/iptables? Thoroughly confused, Monte _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
